A Mouse-and-Cat fanwork featuring Ruoxu and Minzhi: one is a monk who has left the secular world behind, the other is the exalted Prince of Qin of the Great Tang.
The story was inspired by the television series A Conjecture at Famen Temple, which I wholeheartedly recommend. Its charm is beyond words.
Buddhism teaches: form is emptiness.
What is form? Form is the colorful surface of everything we can see. It is all that exists, all things in the world, and every kind of desire in life.
Those who enter the Buddhist faith naturally see through that dazzling surface. They see flowers as not flowers and trees as not trees, and let go of their many desires.
Minzhi is part of the world, alive, and one kind of form. All around him is form, and all he sees is form.
Minzhi sees a monk in white robes, striking a plain wooden fish as he closes his eyes and quietly recites scripture.
Minzhi sees a young monk. He sees warm orange sunlight gently shining behind him.
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The author's writing style is really great. Even though it's BE, it's very flavorful. It would be nice to have a side story 😭
A very interesting article
It's really touching, the author is great